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Where does “мәжүси” come from?

мәжүси (Bashkir) comes from Arabic مَجُوسِيّ, from Arabic مجوس, from Aramaic 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

мәжүси (Bashkir): pagan

Definitions

  1. pagan

Ancestry of “мәжүси”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَجُوسِيّ—
2ArabicمجوسMagians, Zoroastrians
3Aramaic𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔—
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “мәжүси”

  • мәжүсилек
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